Which is the competent authority for utility model patent applications in Russia?

• Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee, registration fee and first annual fee within 4 months after receiving the granted decision.
• Annuity: pay year by year starting from the first year from the application date, the annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, and a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.

yes. The applicant can request to change the patent type from utility model to invention before the patent is granted.

Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care".

12-18 months

The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.

13 years

no

Multiple variant designs may be included in one application if the designs relate to the same object and differ only in minor features, or can be identified as a set of goods and have a single design concept.

The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.

20 years, inventions of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and pesticides can enjoy a maximum patent term extension of 5 years.